The Tree Thinking Podcast

The Tree Thinking Podcast

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The Tree Thinking Podcast episodes

  • 48. Double ropes and rigging tricks

    What happen when you get a couple tree nerds, no out line, and just hit record? Well, we talk climbing rigging, and some stories from the field.

    On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. Andrew and Jamie chop it up on an impromptu episode on Double ropes and rigging tricks.

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    36 min
  • 47. Catching up with Kevin Bingham

    Not everyone can say they changed the game. You have to be at the cutting edge of how it’s done. Then think out of the box. Add some competitive spirt with an entrepreneur’s mentality, and in the end you have humble down to earth tree guy who changed the way a lot of us move around the canopy.

    On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast. We get into Prefer crew size, climbing with canopy watch, the rope runner pro, and more. It was a joy to chop it up with a game changer, on Catching up with Kevin Bingham.

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    1 hr 19 min
  • 46. Health and longevity in tree work with Craig Bachmann

    How long do you plan on getting after it? There is an endless amount of tree work to be done, and you can only do so much. How long do you plan on working in the field? It changes depending on the person, and how the persons takes care of themselves. Done right tree work keeps you in great shape, providing a physics lab /gym/ and barber shop. Where we train our mind body and soul. Done wrong tree work is not fun. It mines healthy bodies, in an unsafe work environment.

    On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we look at how to get to most of what we love to do. While taking care of the number one tool, I’m talking about you on, Health and longevity in tree work.

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    1 hr 17 min
  • 45. Jake and the D-Rake

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    Another hangout at Jake the Rakes moms house, and as always the hospitality was on point. This time Jake has a bone to pick with D-Rake, and he doesn't hold back.

    1 hr 9 min
  • 44. A chat with Patrick Masterson of Educated Climber

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    Educating each other is a big part of our mission statement. We learn, and Mentor, because sharing what we learned will make our profession grow, and reward the ones willing to put in the work.

    On this episode of the tree thinking podcast we catch up with Patrick Masterson. He has helped educate through an impressive brand he built, sharing tips trick and information. I’m sure you’ve listen to his podcast, or seen his online presents. We are stoked to catch up with, The educated climber. 

    1 hr 17 min
  • 43. The Aerial Rescue Challenge

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    The ARC is a training hidden in a competition. Where they introduce a bunch of arborist different rope access skills. Anytime you can learn something new that relates to climbing ropes. You add to your toolbox of skills and become a better tree climber. Not to mention a lot of fun.

    On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast. We talk to the crew and listen to them break down, how the competition went, what they learned, and the overall takeaways form The Aerial Rescue Challenge.


    1 hr 35 min
  • 42. Getting ready for the winter

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    Fall is here, and it might be the most beautiful time of the year. The weather the trees, what the client wants and needs. But, it’s all about to changes. There’s nothing you can do to stop it, and there’s no two ways around it. It happens every year, daylight is running out. Winter is on its way, are you prepared?

    On this episode of the tree thinking podcast, we look at how the tree world changes with the season, and what we can do to adapt. On getting ready for the winter

    1 hr 29 min
  • 41. The Electric Slide

    For decades the czar of power tools has been the internal combustion engine. The image of a burly, flannel-clad feller wielding a two-stroke monster chainsaw has been burned into the cultural zeitgeist. With the advent of battery technology and its steady improvements, are those stereotypes going the way of the dodo? Is the modern tree worker carrying a chainsaw powered by the same technology as an electric toothbrush any less burly? Any less flannel-clad? On this episode of The Tree Thinking Podcast we unplug from our preconceived notions and boogie woogie, woogie into the DC future on The Electric Slide.

    1 hr 22 min
  • 40. Saving trees to crane stories, and a dream in between

    It’s always great to trade stories with your buddies. We share our success and failure for more than entertainment. A good story helps share knowledge, perspective, and makes a more informed, and better trained arborist.

    On this episode of the tree thinking podcast. Jamie and Andrew are joined by Dan. We trade stories from the field, Dan starts with saving an oak tree and we get a little crane heavy, and the champ is having dreams of an indoor master challenges, on Saving trees to crane stories, and a dream in between.


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    1 hr 5 min
  • 39. Quercus garryana the Oregon White Oak

    These trees were used as a food sources for the Kalapuya people in the Willamette Valley. They were open-grown individual trees due to their fire land management practices. You can recognize them from a distance by the classic tree shape of their canopy in an open field, and up close by their iconic leaf shape and oak galls.

    On this episode of the Tree Thinking Podcast we talk about a local legend who’s native range extends from southern California to British Columba, and personal is one of my favorite trees, (Quercus garryana) The Oregon white oak.

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    1 hr 34 min

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